Are we living in a ‘Golden Age’ of offbeat British cinema?
Is it thriving?
Trainspotting
From ‘Trainspotting’ to the dominance of Hugh Grant: British cinema during the Britpop era
A time of cinematic innovation for Britain.
From squalor to salvation: decoding ‘Trainspotting’ figurehead Mark Renton
The need for change has to come from within.
Robert Carlyle says “life is complete” after ‘The Simpsons’ tribute
His character gets its own illustration in the animated series.
Danny Boyle explains why the opening of ‘Trainspotting’ couldn’t be made today
“You’d never get permission to film this way now.”
Irvine Welsh explains the “masterstroke” of Danny Boyle’s ‘Trainspotting’ soundtrack
“It helped to position the film as being the last movie of British youth culture.”